Historia Chicana

6 November 2011

Nota: Juan Gmez-Quiones has just published a new book. Aztln Libre Press in San Antonio is the publisher. We are awaiting further notice from Juan Tejeda who together Anisa Onofre are the publishers of the still recently established independent Chican@ publishing house. May there be many more. The title of the new book is Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future. Celebramos su llegada y esperamos ustedes tambin. We learn a few vital facts about the person whos our mentor and friend Juan Gmez-Quiones when we go online and Google his name. Juan was born on January 28, 1940. Heres the quote from his Wikipedia entry: He is an American historian, professor of history, poet, and activist. He is best known for his work in the field of Chicana/o history. As a co-editor of the Plan de Santa Brbara, an educational manifesto for the implementation of Chicano studies programs in universities nationwide, he was an influential figure in the development of the field. The short biographical note continues: Gmez-Quiones was born in the City of Parral, Chihuahua, Mxico, and raised in East Los Angeles. He graduated from Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary School, a Catholic high school in Montebello, California. He subsequently attended the University of California, Los Angeles, earning his Bachelors degree in literature, his Master of Arts in Latin American studies, and his Doctorate of Philosophy in history. His 1972 dissertation was titled Social Change and Intellectual Discontent: The Growth of Mexican Nationalism, 1890-1911. Adems, He was the founding co-editor of Aztln, a journal of Chicano studies. He began teaching at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1969, and has held his post for the past forty years. He has served as the director of UCLAs Chicano Studies Research Center, as well as on the board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Heres an abbreviated bibliography of his work as listed in his Wikipedia entry:

Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1973). Sembradores, Ricado Flores Magon y el Partido Liberal Mexicano: A Eulogy and Critique. Los Angeles: Aztln Publications. LCCN F1234.F668. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1974). 5th and Grande Vista : Poems, 1960-1973. Staten Island: Editorial Mensaje. LCCN PS3557.O46 F5. Gmez-Quiones, Juan; translated by Roberto Gmez Ciriza (1977). Las ideas polticas de Ricardo Flores Magn. Mxico: Ediciones Era. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1978). Mexican Students Por La Raza: The Chicano Student Movement in Southern California, 1967-1977. Santa Brbara: Editorial La Causa. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1981). Porfirio Daz, los intelectuales y la revolucin. Mxico: El Caballito. ISBN 9686011110. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1982). Development of the Mexican Working Class North of the Ro Bravo: Work and Culture among Laborers and Artisans, 1600-1900. Los Angeles: Chicano

Studies Research Center Publications, University of California, Los Angeles. ISBN 0895510553. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1990). Chicano Politics: Reality and Promise, 1940-1990. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0826312047. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1994). Roots of Chicano Politics, 1600-1940. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0826314716. Gmez-Quiones, Juan (1994). Mexican American Labor, 1790-1990. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 0585259429.

The online Dictionary of Literary Biography at the site Book Rags lists Gmez-Quioness birthdate as February 28, 1942 instead of January. These online sources have to be verified against otherwise solidly credible sources. Having said so, the Book Rags entry adds these additional biographical notes: Born to Juan Gmez Duarte and Dolores Quiones in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, Gmez-Quiones was raised in the "white fence barrio" of Los Angeles, as he terms it. He declares in a love poem, however, "Yo nunca he salido de mi tierra" (I have never left my homeland). He holds a B.A. in English (1964), an M.A. in Latin American studies (1966), and a Ph.D. in history (1970), all from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has also been a professor since 1969. His community and political activities date back to his work with the United Farm Workers and the United Mexican American Students (now MECHA, Movimiento Estudiantil de Chicanos de Aztln [Student Movement of Chicanos of Aztln]), and include such positions as chairman of the East Los Angeles Poor People's March Contingent (1968), director of Chicano Legal Defense (1968-1969), co-organizer of the Chicano Council of Higher Education (1969-1970), member of the National Broadcasting Company Mexican American Advisory Committee (1969), member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Urban Coalition (1970-1972), director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Center (1974-1987), and member of the Board of Trustees of the California State Universities and Colleges (1976-1984). Finally, immediately following is the advance notice posted on the Small Press Distribution Web site including a copy of the new books cover albeit in miniature. Adelante. Roberto R. Caldern, Historia Chicana [Historia]
Sources: Wikipedia, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_G%C3%B3mez-Qui%C3%B1ones (accessed 11.6.11); and, Book Rags, Dictionary of Literary Biography, see: http://www.bookrags.com/biography/juan-h-gomezquinones-dlb/ (accessed 11.6.11).

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Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future

Juan Gmez-Quiones
Publisher: Aztlan

Libre Press

PubDate: 11/27/2011 ISBN: 9780984441525 Binding: PAPERBACK Price: $18.00 Pages: 120

Literary Nonfiction. Native American Studies. Latino/Latina Studies. Philosophy. In INDIGENOUS QUOTIENT/STALKING WORDS, Gmez-Quiones argues for readers to connect to the intellectual traditions of an ever-present American Indigenous civilization. With this new consciousness of lndigeneity, readers can better understand the intellectual and cultural heritage of all peoples in the Western hemisphere as a continuation of millennia of history and civilization. As such, Gmez-Quiones demonstrates that Indigenous history is U.S. and Western hemisphere history and vice versa. A critical understanding of this is a necessary requirement for any useful understanding of the history of culture, politics, and economics in the Western hemisphere. Finally, Gmez-Quiones's essays demonstrate the necessity of the fundamental Indigenous "belief in the interdependence of all life and life sources." This depicts the historic and present responsibility all humans have to each other and their environment. Author Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA USA About the author: Juan Gmez-Quiones is an award-winning educator, author, community activist, editor, poet, and for over forty years, one of the foremost Chicano historians and scholars in the U.S. He has a Ph.D. in History from the University of California Los Angeles,

where he has taught since 1974. Gmez- Quiones has been active in higher education, cultural activities, and Chicano Studies efforts since 1969. He specializes in the fields of political, labor, intellectual, and cultural history. Among his over thirty published writings that include articles and monographs, are the books: Mexican American Labor: 1790-1990; The Roots of Chicano Politics: 1600-1940; Chicano Politics: 1940- 1990; and a collection of poetry, 5th and Grande Vista.

Juan Gmez-Quiones circa 1970s